A restaurant chain is setting up a new venue at what was formerly one of Nottingham's oldest eateries. Rosa's Thai will be moving into the former seafood restaurant Loch Fyne, in King Street, with work now taking place at the site.
Loch Fyne was boarded up at the start of the pandemic in 2020, and plans to reopen in a Covid-secure way were then scrapped in favour of a permanent closure. As one of the city's oldest restaurants, it had been open for 30 years.
Its replacement, Rosa's Thai, has more than 30 restaurants in the UK, along with a branch in Dubai. An all-day menu will be served, with noodles, curries and stir-fries, and around 30 percent of dishes are vegetarian or vegan.
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Diners can look forward to starters of crispy prawns, sweetcorn patties, chicken satay, fresh summer rolls and honey-marinated pork skewers. Drunken Noodles, a spicier dish than Pad Thai, doesn't contain booze but gets its name from traditionally being eaten at the end of a big night out.
Green, red, panang and massaman curries come with a choice of chicken, slow-cooked beef, king prawns or vegetables and tofu. Cocktails have a Thai twist, with Boozy Lemongrass, Pandan Iced Tea, Pineapple Kaffir Lime Sour and Kopiko Espresso Martini all on the menu.
Jobs are currently being marketed on the chain's site for roles in the Nottingham restaurant. These include kitchen porters, supervisors, team members, line chefs and wok chefs roles.
A spokesperson for Rosa's Thai said an opening date had not been confirmed. They added more detail would be available in the coming weeks.
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